Published Wednesday, April 21, 2021 9:53PM EDT
The city's top doctor is urging residents to follow public health measures to disrupt the spread of COVID-19 as the number of COVID-19 patients in Toronto hospitals is the highest it's ever been since the pandemic began.
Dr. Eileen de Villa, Toronto's medical officer of health, said there are currently 1,010 people in the hospital, with 194 of them in intensive care. Of those, 128 are intubated.
"The figures for people currently in hospital, people currently in ICU, and people currently intubated are all the highest recorded at any point in the pandemic so far," de Villa said.